====== Kyle Brooks ======
=====AKA=====
=====Physical Description=====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Same size as Mercy<sup>147</sup>

[[Blood Bound]]
  * In appearance he was almost a stereotype of a gay man, from the hair gel in his weekly cut dark brown hair to the tastefully expensive clothes he wore<sup>136</sup>

[[Frost Burned]]
  * Aristocratic nose<sup>83</sup>
====Injuries====
=====Appearances & Mentions=====
^           Appearances                   ^                            
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]|
|[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]|
|[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, With Pearls]]|                        
^           Mentions                    ^                              
|                                          |
=====Classification=====
[[identified_mundane_humans#kyle_brooks|Mundane Human]]
====Description====
====Affiliation====
[[Columbia Basin Pack]]
=====Residence=====
[[kyle_brooks_house|Kyle Brooks' House]]
=====Family & Significant Other=====

[[Moon Called]]
  * His sister Ally is the only one of his family that Kyle still talks to<sup>147</sup>

[[Frost Burned]]
  * Raised by a Scottish granny while his parents were out earning their millions<sup>116</sup>

[[Night Broken]]
  * Has a younger sister<sup>193</sup>
=====Occupation=====
[[mercyverse_businesses#brooks_gordon_and_howe_attorneys_at_law|Brooks, Gordon and Howe Attorneys at Law]]
=====Character Traits & Facts=====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Owns a Jaguar<sup>146</sup>

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * If people weren't careful, they missed the sharp intelligence that hid behind the pretty exterior. Which was, because it was Kyle, the point of the facade<sup>3</sup>
====Education, Work Experience & Languages====

**Education**

[[Moon Called]]
  * Graduated from Cornell<sup>145</sup>
  * Educated, well-spoken, well-bred<sup>156</sup>
====Spirituality & Personality====

[[Moon Called]]
  * Believed in making the bastards who disapproved of him squirm<sup>143</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Kyle could take flaming (and bitchy) to an art form when he thought it would make someone who disapproved of him uncomfortable<sup>129</sup>

[[Frost Burned]]
  * Mostly unflappable until he chooses to be otherwise<sup>115</sup>

[[Fire Touched]]
  * Sardonic<sup>88</sup>
====Talents & Skills====

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Had exquisite taste<sup>261</sup>

[[Bone Crossed]]
  * Had a tongue that could be as razor-sharp as his mind<sup>234</sup>

[[Night Broken]]
  * Enjoyed making people squirm. It was part of what made him such a good lawyer<sup>150</sup>
  * Had experience dealing with broken people<sup>189</sup>
  * Mercy always thought he'd had drama training at some point<sup>191</sup>
====Health & Fitness====
[[Frost Burned]]
  * Is a black belt<sup>88</sup>
====Quirks====

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Terrific dresser, and a lot of fun<sup>57</sup>

[[Silver Borne]]
  * Very happy with the comforts of civilization<sup>184</sup>

[[Night Broken]]
  * Hates being lied to<sup>299</sup>
=====Relationships=====

**Mercy and Kyle**

[[Moon Called]]

[[Blood Bound]]
  * Kyle put Mercy on his important people list<sup>129</sup>

[[Night Broken]]
  * Mercy loves Kyle like a brother<sup>304</sup>

**Kyle and the Pack**

[[Iron Kissed]]
  * Adam liked Kyle<sup>45</sup>


Name:
Kyle BrooksMC-134

Associations:
See Adam Hauptman
See Ben Shaw
See Darryl Zao
See Elizaveta
See Jean Ryan
See Mercy Thompson
See Stefan Uccello

AKA:
boy toyBC-248 | Fashion princessFB-87

Gender:
Male

Classification:
Mundane

Classification Description:
Human with no supernatural power

Age:
Mid ThirtiesChat 2009-    02/09

Father:
Name unknown

Mother:
Name unknown

Siblings:
[Younger Sister] NB Name Unknown
[Older Sister] AllyMC-138 | FB-103

Other Relatives:
Grandmother | UnnamedFB-116

Significant Other:
[Mate] See Warren Smith
How did Kyle and Warren meet? They were at a party held by a mutual friend (one of Kyle's old boyfriends).
They knew each other for a while before they got together11/03-CT

Residence:
West RichlandMC-135 | Also | Warren's Duplex See Blueprints and Property Descriptions

Occupation:
Divorce lawyerMC-134 | Office in KennewickFB-260

Employers:
Self-employed | Brooks, Gordon, and Howe, Attorneys at Law

Vehicle:
JaguarMC-137

Physical Description:
Is similar in size to MercyMC-138
Solar-flexed and lovelyIK-03
In appearance he was almost a stereotype of a gay man, from the hair gel in his weekly cut dark brown hair to the tastefully expensive clothes he wore. If people weren't careful, they missed the sharp intelligence that hid beneath the pretty exterior. Which was, because it was Kyle, the point of the facade.IK-03
slightly built, but he's toughIR-391
aristocratic noseFB-83

Character Traits & Facts:

From Chat Transcripts:
How did Kyle and Warren meet? They were at a party held by a mutual friend (one of Kyle's old boyfriends). They knew each other for a while before they got together11/03-CT

From Moon Called:
Cornell graduateMC-135
his parents denied what he was for years; he confronted them after his mother set him up with another young woman with a good pedigree; his father disinherited himMC-138
his sister is the only one in his family that he still talks to; Warren is his only lover that he's ever told her aboutMC-138
conversations with his sister avoid talking about his homosexuality but she wanted to meet WarrenMC-139
deceptively poses; lowered eyelids and pouty Marylin Monroe expressions designed to hide the intelligence that makes him the highest paid divorce attorney in the Tri-CitiesMC-134
being openly gay was as good for his business as his reputation for being a shark; women in the middle of a divorce tended to prefer dealing with him even over female lawyersMC-134
Warren gifted him with expensive cologneMC-144

From Blood Bound:
knows CPRBB-133
played Little League baseball when he was youngBB-134; ten-year-old third basemenBB-135

From Iron Kissed:
has a luxurious office suite on Clearwater AvenueIK-58
works with two other lawyers and has an efficient staffIK-56

From Silver Borne:
divorce lawyering pays wellSB-128
could sometimes have a real chip on his shoulder; could take flaming (and bitchy) to an art form when he thought it would make someone who disapproved of him uncomfortableSB-129
hides people in his home, who need to be safeSB-133
very happy with the comforts of civilizationSB-184

From River Marked:
is beautiful, and he knew it; Mercy wasn't sure if he was vain, or if it was one of a dozen things that  he used to camouflage the sharp mind behind the pretty face; Mercy suspected bothRM-23

From In Red, With Pearls:
usually the last one of the office; tended toward workaholismIR-389
had a lot of enemies; his special gift was to make the opposing parties in a courtroom look either like violent criminals, or like complete idiots-and sometimes bothIR-393
really good at reading body languageIR-397
he likes to cook but he takes too longIR-399
loves his houseIR-401
doesn't make friends of the opposition in the courtroom however he's fair and honest so most of the opposing lawyers got over their anger pretty fastIR-405

From Frost Burned:
he and Warren put on a Thanksgiving dinner for all their friends who didn't have families to go home toFB-22
Kyle is packFB-76
black belt in karate; he got it ten years ago but hadn't practiced much sinceFB-88
his refuge is wearing expensive clothesFB-100
threatened his father about coming as sleeping with a werewolf; wanted him to release his trust in his handsFB-103
is mostly unflappable until he chooses to be otherwiseFB-115
raised by his Scottish granny while his parents were out earning their millionsFB-116

My folks used to vacation there every year—still do for all I know. I haven’t talked to them much since . . . well, since. Anyway
“Tenerife?” I asked.
“The Canary Islands?

Kyle seldom spoke about his family, who had disowned him when he’d told them he was gay

Mercy thought I’d always thought that he’d had some drama training at some point

.I told Warren when he lied to me about what he was that I don’t like lies,” he said. “Liars can’t be trusted.

mercy I love you like a brother.
